UVA AI Research in the News
AI Maps “Ghost Forests” From Maine to South Carolina | College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Associate Professor Xi Yang and Ph.D. researcher Henry Yeung used AI and satellite data to map nearly six million dead trees along the U.S. Atlantic coast — work featured in Science for its groundbreaking scale and implications for climate resilience.
New Co-Directors for AI Research@UVA
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new co-directors who will lead the initiative: Ryan Wright, Ph.D., and Henry Kautz, Ph.D.
Capital One and UVA Engineering Announce Major Partnership to Advance AI Research and Education
Capital One and the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced a transformative $4.5 million partnership to establish the Capital One AI Research Neighborhood and launch the Capital One Ph.D.
UVA Economics Professor Named to TIME’s List of Most Influential People in AI
August 28, 2025 – University of Virginia economist Anton Korinek has been named to TIME’s third-annual TIME 100 AI list recognizing the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Google Investing $9 Billion Across Virginia
August 27, 2025 – The University of Virginia is among the nation’s universities that are part of the first cohort of the Google AI for Education Accelerator, giving students, faculty, and staff no-cost access to Google Career Certificates and AI training courses.
CAREER Award Accelerates AI Testing — With Safety and Smarts
August 11, 2025 –Imagine building an autonomous drone, but the only way to see whether it avoids crashing is to send it flying. Or training a medical AI assistant and having to rely on real patients to test if it gives safe advice.
UVA students use AI to develop solutions to community challenges
July 27, 2025 – The CARELab incubator brought students together to explore how AI can be applied to real life issues.
Darden's i.Lab cultivates AI startup cofounded by data science student — School of Data Science
July 25, 2025 – Propelled by the i.Lab Incubator, the Salmos AI startup plans to connect businesses to patrons worldwide through its Busco micro-advertising platform.
Oprah Announces "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger, as Her July Book Club Pick
July 8, 2025 – Oprah hails her 116th Book Club pick as the “tale of our times”—a gripping, emotionally charged story that explores the explosive rise of AI, self-driving cars, and drones, all seen through the intimate lens of one family’s summer retreat following a devastating tragedy.
Addressing the Voter Information Deficit With AI
May 16, 2025 – A new UVA project will provide voters with accessible and reliable information around local and statewide elections.
Balancing Innovation with Trust: 5 AI Implementation Strategies for Public Safety Leaders
May 1, 2025 – Discover five essential strategies public safety leaders can use to implement AI responsibly, build community trust, and ensure ethical oversight while advancing service and safety.
Symposium Explores Opportunities, Challenges of AI in Health Care
April 15, 2025 – At the recent AI in Health Care Symposium, leaders in AI and health care from UVA and beyond described an industry actively adopting AI applications to gain efficiencies, save money and improve patient outcomes, yet doing so in an often-fragmented ecosystem.
With New AI To Aid 5G Telecom, Cong Shen Heeds the Entrepreneurial Call
April 11, 2025 – Assitant Professor Shen’s new venture is providing artificial intelligence-based tools for telecom engineers in a space called ORAN, which is short for open radio access network.
Professors Baek and Gates Win $900K Award from NNSA to Advance Physics-Informed Machine Learning
April 2, 2025 – Under the grant award, the team will use data science theories and methods to contribute to the safe storage, monitoring, and handling of energetic materials.
UVA Researchers Calculate a Better Way To Teach Math
January 8, 2025 – Experts in the schools of Education and Engineering hope to give teachers a way to improve instruction using AI.
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